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leaving three...

little man turned four last week.

it's hard sharing a birthday where everyone lies about being irish, 

wears green or gets pinched, 

goes around kissing each other, 

and feels the need to spend the day in a pub.

but he made the most of it...

he requested frootloops and then wanted breakfast in our bed so he could watch tv...

 

a little schoolwork and then i wanted to take pictures to really capture his essence and personality at four...

i think i got it...

 but he did do one sweet one for mama...

 then onto lunch and opening presents with daddy...

 

 

he's totally into dinosaurs and star wars...

 
 of course, big bro had to make it dino vs. r2d2 wars...

 
ok, for real...this deli makes the most incredible sandwich but the ingredients are kept top secret.

it makes you wanna slap. yo. mama. (sorry, mom. but it's that good.)

 
 and to top off there was an old classic in the parking lot...

 my view in the rearview mirror on the way home...

 

home again, to make birthday cake. 

here's how the conversation went:

me: bryce, what kind of cake do you want for your birthday?

bryce: orange.

it's amazing how much a little food coloring can make a kid's day...

 

cake is baked and then lafondue for birthday dinner is next.

here is how that conversation went:

me: bryce, where do you want to go for your birthday dinner?

bryce: that place where you cook your food.

(i think he had some serious input from the older siblings since he has never been there.)

 

 
 big bro, once again, provided entertainment by re-enacting scenes from "rocky."

yoooooooo, adddriennnne....

 
 no chocolate fondue tonight because orange cake, ice cream and the force waited at home...

 

 the first official temper tantrum of four (aren't we suppose to be beyond this by now???)

 

happy birthday, buddy!  

we still love you though!

 

funny faces...

was inspired by this article to start taking more pictures of me with the kiddos.

i have been slacking in the capturing everyday moments department, so i decided to jump into the bed with the kids at bedtime.

once they hit the awkward stage, the pics just don't seem as adorable.  

exhibit a: 

kai jumped up to take off her headgear as soon as i walked into the room with bo.

but i told her to leave it on.  that's who she is right now.

cute, but cute with a headgear. 

 

 

 

 

and then, after they were all tucked in, i had my genius moment.

ok, i totally stole the idea from p-dub.

but i can't wait for the kiddos to wake up and see it in the morning.

it solves so many problems...them constantly asking me "what are we doing today?", hiding God's word in their hearts, offers positive feedback for good behavior, a little language lesson and hey, they just might do well on the vocabulary section when they take the SATs...

 
 ummm, ok...the genius idea...not so much.  

just realized that the date should be tuesday, march 9...

shuld eye b wuried that we homskool????

it's begun...

baseball/softball madness in the young household.

i am the team mom for kennedy's team and scorekeeper for kai/colby's teams.

today i had the privilege of learning how to fill out a score card for baseball...seriously, it's rocket science.

while i was trying not to freak out learning how much information has to be recorded during a game (...seriously, way too much...), bryant played super dad taking all three of our ballers to practice (all 6 hours total) with little guy.

i caught up with them at the last practice and since i also volunteered to be team co-photog, i whipped out bo and took some shots at practice.

my fav. love it when i can freeze the ball....

while colby was busy getting his a-rod on, little guy thought it was way more cool playing choo-choo train in the blanket...

and just a peak of the yummy goodness that i am editing this weekend...

 i know, i know...isn't she gorgeous??? 

(and the baby and daddy are pretty gosh darn cute, too...)

peace.